The Comptroller General of the
Nigerian Customs Service, Rtd Hameed Ibrahim Ali said in an interview that the
decision to close the border is an important gesture to grow the Nigerian
economy.
Hameed said: “This border closure
has created pressure or the suffering of the Nigerian citizens is dumbfounding
before now we have poor people before now we have people who could not afford
three-square meals before now we have people who couldn’t find jobs,”
“So, for anybody to believe that
the border closure is the reason for the hardship in the country is completely
dumbfounding. There are no statistics to support that claim. The border closure
is a win-win for Nigeria”
“Farmers in Abakaliki who could
not sell a truck of millet a week, now do so in a day, Go to Kebbi and ask
those farmers how business is now. People are beginning to invest in our
agricultural system”
“Why do we need to be fed by
foreigners? At what point do we begin to truly feel independent? Any country or
nation that can not feed itself can not claim independence. Because the crux is
that once there is a diplomatic misunderstanding, they will close the gap, what
happens then?
“Hence, we must grow Nigeria, we
must eat and drink Nigeria. Even China closed its borders to the whole world
for 40 years and today it is considered a great nation. Don’t you want to be a
great Nigeria?” he added.
He urged all citizens to remain
patient as the closure of the border is indeed in our interest.
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